Romeo and Juliet & Fire and Ice Test Review Flashcards

Flashcards based on the Romeo and Juliet (Acts 1-3) and Fire and Ice review notes.

Define oxymoron and provide an example from Romeo and Juliet.

Combination of 2 words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic, or provocative effect. Example: "O brawling love! O loving hate!"

What is foreshadowing, and how is it used in Romeo and Juliet?

A hint of something that is about to come. Example: The prologues at the beginning of each scene.

Explain dramatic irony and give an example from Romeo and Juliet.

The audience knows something that the characters don’t. Example: We know Romeo and Juliet’s fate.

Define verbal irony and give an example from Romeo and Juliet.

When the literal meaning of what someone says is different from what they actually mean. Example: Juliet tells her mother she would rather marry Romeo than Paris.

What is situational irony, and how is it exemplified in Romeo and Juliet?

The opposite of what is expected happens. Example: Romeo attended the ball thinking he would see Rosaline, but saw Juliet instead.

Define diction and explain its significance in Shakespeare's writing.

The word choice of the author to convey tone and mood. Example: Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter.

What is imagery, and what is an example from Romeo and Juliet?

The use of descriptive language that evokes mental pictures or sensations in the reader's mind. Example: Romeo's comparison of Juliet to the sun.

Define Sonnet.

Poem of 14 lines that follows a certain rhyme scheme (abab,cdcd,efef,gg) also has 10 syllables.

What is the purpose of a prologue in Romeo and Juliet?

Gives insight to what will happen in that act. It is in the sonnet version.

Explain what an aside is and give an example from Romeo and Juliet.

Where a character briefly speaks directly to the audience or reader, expressing their thoughts or feelings that are not intended to be heard by other characters in the story. Example: Romeo talking to the audience about Juliet speaking in her soliloquy in the balcony scene.

Define soliloquy and provide an example from Romeo and Juliet.

The act of talking to oneself. Example: Juliet speaking to herself.

What is comic relief, and which character provides it in Romeo and Juliet?

Makes a traumatic story not so full of despair. Example: The Nurse.

What motivates Paris to want to marry Juliet quickly?

He wants to restore Juliet from what he thought was grief over Tybalt, and societal expectations related to family reputation and status would solidify an alliance between the Capulets

How do Romeo and Juliet act upon first meeting?

It is love at first sight, and they feel immediate attraction. They make a declaration of love, kiss, and Romeo writes a poem for Juliet.

What actions reveal Tybalt's aggressive personality?

Drawing his sword at the beginning of the play and provoking the fight between Mercutio and him.

How does Friar Lawrence respond to Romeo's emotional breakdown?

He tries to calm him down by providing a plan to take a vacation to Mantua.

How do Romeo and Juliet act on emotion instead of reason?

They are always quick with a response rather than thinking of the consequences of their actions. Ex: Romeo kills Tybalt.

What does Juliet say about names and what they really mean?

Names are inconsequential and don't truly define a person. Example: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet."

What clues suggest a tragic ending in Romeo and Juliet?

The prologue, star-crossed lovers, miscommunication, and characters bringing up their fate.

Who hears an aside, and what does it reveal?

Only the audience. It reveals a character’s private thoughts/feelings.

Give an example of dramatic irony in Romeo and Juliet.

When Romeo is at the fight between Mercutio and Tybalt, and Tybalt is calling him a villain. Romeo doesn’t fight back because he is married to Juliet and they are now family.

What does the use of contradiction (oxymoron) show about Romeo’s emotions?

Shows how confused and overwhelmed he is by his emotions, the different parts of how he is feeling; he’s excited but also in pain.

How would you describe Juliet’s tone when she’s reflecting on Romeo’s name?

Hopeful because she is trying to make sense of why a name shouldn’t matter, only a person’s character.

What is Paris trying to say when he argues, "Younger than she are happy mothers made"?

That many girls at this time are already mothers, so Juliet should be ready to marry.

What do Romeo and Juliet NOT do when they first meet?

They don’t ask each other's names until after they kiss, and they don’t realize they’re from rival families until it’s too late.

What do Romeo and Juliet DO when they first meet?

They flirt (shared sonnet form of poem) and kiss twice.

Romeo’s premonition, "Some consequence yet hanging in the stars… " is an example of foreshadowing of what?

The consequence of Romeo wanting to be in love with Juliet. Juliet is the star, and the consequence is them dying.

What is Juliet’s tone in lines 9-25 of the Balcony Scene?

Conflicted because she’s thinking about her love for Romeo while struggling with the fact that he is a Montague.

What is the effect of Romeo overhearing Juliet’s thoughts in the balcony scene?

It sped up their relationship because Juliet speaks her true feelings out loud. Romeo hearing this made him less scared to make the next steps, knowing that the feelings he has for her are the same she has for him.

What does Juliet mean in lines 19-20 of Act II, Scene ii (“what’s in a name?”), and what theme does this show?

Juliet is saying that names don’t matter, saying that Romeo would still be the same person even if he wasn’t called “Montague.” This supports the theme of putting love before social and family pressures.

What is happening in lines 53-56 of Act II, Scene ii, and what theme does this show? What does this say about Romeo’s character?

Romeo is offering to give up his name and identity for Juliet. This shows the theme of intense, impulsive love. It shows that Romeo is passionate and willing to sacrifice everything for love.

What does devise mean?

To think up or plan something

What does perish mean?

To die or come to an end.

What does foreshadowing mean?

Author give hints/clues on what is to happen later in the story

What does aside mean?

Character speaks directly to audience or themselves on stage, but the other character can’t hear them. REVEALS CHARACTER'S INNER THOUGHTS

What is Friar Lawrence's tone when he reprimands Romeo with “Unseemly woman in a seeming man!”?

Frustrated and disappointed.

What literary device is used in the line “Unseemly woman in a seeming man!”?

Comparison of Romeo to an unseemly woman and a seeming man to criticize him

What is Romeo's initial response to Tybalt's aggression?

Calmly and with love at first because he knows that they are now family.

What literary device is at play during Tybalt and Romeo's fight?

Dramatic irony because the audience knows that Tybalt and Romeo are family, but Tybalt doesn’t.

In "Fire and Ice," what emotions are symbolized by fire and ice?

Fire = desire, Ice = hate

In "Fire and Ice," what senses are triggered by the poem’s words, specifically fire and ice?

Fire makes the reader think of warmth and brightness, while ice evokes coldness and stillness.

What does the word “perish” suggest about the tone of "Fire and Ice"?

It suggests death and the end of something (the world).

In "Fire and Ice," what do fire and ice connect to in terms of real human behavior?

They represent the desire and hate that we experience in our emotions.

What is implied in lines 1-2 of "Fire and Ice"?

There are different opinions on how the world will end. Either through Hate or love.

What is the theme of "Fire and Ice"?

The destructive potential of human emotions, specifically desire and hatred.

What themes do Romeo and Juliet and Fire and Ice share?

How emotions like love, passion, hate, and desire can lead to destruction. Both texts show how powerful emotions like love and hate can spiral out of control and lead to destruction.

What do Shakespeare and Frost want us to understand about human nature?

That human emotions are intense, and if people don’t manage their emotions, it can often lead to chaos/destruction

What is a shared theme in both “Fire and Ice” and Romeo and Juliet about unchecked emotion (passion/love or hate/desire)?

Unchecked emotion can be just as dangerous as violence.

In Romeo and Juliet, why might Shakespeare have introduced Romeo as someone immature with his feelings?

Shows Romeo to be immature with his feelings because it shows that he can be in trouble because if he falls in love with someone, he falls in love hard. Romeo represents how having too much of something can be a bad thing.